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Mar 20, 1840

Journal Entry

March 20, 1840 ~ Friday
James Gurney

Thomas Kington {superintendent} Elder
Hannah Kington
George Bourn

20th March {Oh Lord comfort Phebe thy handmaid this day in her distress}
I Baptized 3 persons one a preachers, & preached
at Bridgen at Smith & some of the baser sort
armed themselves with rotten eggs & flung them at
me. one hit me in the head but did not break
untill it struck the ground. I walked to the Hill
farm
& spent the night distance of the day 9 miles

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2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Kington, Hannah Pitt
19 Nov 1802 - 6 Oct 1841
3 mentions
1840 British Convert
3 mentions
1840 British Convert
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
Family
Kington, Thomas
30 Nov 1795 - 1 Jul 1874
180 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1
On the I baptized three persons one of whom was a preacher. While preaching on this day some of the lower sort armed themselves with rotten eggs and threw them at me. One hit me in the head but did not break until it struck the ground The next day I walked to Ledbury and found a letter from Brother Richards. Afterwards returning to brother Benbow's I baptized four persons 2 of whom were preachers: one was Thomas Kingston the Superintendant of the preachers of the United Brethren. I felt to exclaim Glory to God, this work rolls on! Sunday I preached at Hill Farm and in the evening confirmed 6 persons and ordained Thomas Kington to the office of an Elder and William Jinkins to the office of Priest. The next day I received letters from John Taylor Willard Richards and Alfred Cordon. Elder Taylor informed me that he had baptized seventeen persons in Liverpool and Elder Richards' wished me to enquire of the Lord his will concerning ^brother^ and sister Richards for
Mission - 1840 Record of British Converts
Thomas Kington {superintendent} Elder Hannah Kington George Bourn Ann Teague

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Mar 20, 1840